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With Firefox versions 8 and now 9, Firefox frequently freezes up. The spinning color wheel comes up.

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I use Mac OSX 10.5.8. When I try to force quit Firefox after it freezes up, my computer freezes up. The spinning color wheel applies to everything. I can't do anything. Only choice I have is to manually shut off my computer.

I use Mac OSX 10.5.8. When I try to force quit Firefox after it freezes up, my computer freezes up. The spinning color wheel applies to everything. I can't do anything. Only choice I have is to manually shut off my computer.

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Perform the suggestions mentioned in the following articles:

Check and tell if its working.

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Thank you, mha007. I will try your suggestions.